Month: August 2014

Here are three more rituals and magical beliefs related to the jagua fruit, as practiced by two different Indigenous groups in the Amazon. To Exorcise Devils A Kuna exorcist and his assistant employ the equivalent of a magic wand, or spiritually powerful cane, made from the wood of the jagua tree in rituals to rid …

After all these years, henna insists on retaining some of her mystery. By now even though I think I know everything there is to know about henna, I can still come away scratching my head. And that’s especially true when it comes to getting good color. Everyone knows that, no matter what secret favorite ingredient …

It was my first time meeting the family of farmers who harvest the henna found in our Earth Henna kits. You have likely not experienced “desert dry” until you’ve been to the outer reaches of the Sahara, aka The Great Desert. A hot wind was blowing like crazy, making it nearly impossible to see, bringing …

About Earth Henna

Over twenty years ago, Earth Henna was founded not only with the goal to create the best-quality henna and jagua temporary tattoo kits on the market, but also to operate with fair-trade practices and the well-being of our suppliers in mind. Since the beginning, we have helped an economically disadvantaged family of Moroccan farmers, who provide us with henna (used for mehndi designs for thousands of years); as well as the impoverished indigenous Matsés people in the Amazon, who provide us with our jagua (the perfect material for creating realistic black temporary tattoos).…